LEARN Seminar Listings Spring 2009
LEARN • Winter 2009 • Spring 2009
Spring 2009 Seminars
| Seminar ID | Title | Dates | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| LS115 | “Prophetable” Stewardship: What Every Pastor and Church Leader Needs to Know about Church Finances Instructor: Rev. Karen McArthur |
On-Campus Workshop Apr. 18, 9-12:30; On-Line Apr. 20 - May 22; Registration Deadline: Apr. 8 | $125 On-Campus Workshop: $50 Seminar and Worship Combination: $150 |
| LS122 | Digging the Bible Instructor: Dr. Tina Wray |
Apr. 27 - May 22 Register by Apr. 17 |
$125; Project Option $75 |
| LS124 | A New Day, A New Way? Thinking about the 21st Century Church Instructor: Rev. Bruce Bardon |
Apr. 20 - May 15 | $125; Project Option $75 |
| LS500 | Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Leadership Responses to Difficult Behavior Instructor: Dr. Arthur Paul Boers |
Apr. 20 – May 15 Register by Apr. 10 |
$275; Project Option $75 |
| LS504 | Becoming the Disciple-Forming Community Instructor: Jeff Jones |
Jun. 1-26 Register May 22 |
$275; Project Option $75 |
| LS509 | The Hidden Lives of Congregations Instructor: Israel Galindo |
Apr. 20 – May 15 Register by Apr. 10 |
$275; Project Option $75 |
LEARN Spring 2009 Seminar Descriptions
LS115: “Prophetable” Stewardship: What Every Pastor and Church Leader Needs to Know about Church Finances
Level: Basic
Core Seminar: LS115, $125
On-Campus Workshop: LS115W, $50
Seminar and Worship Combination: 115SW, $150
Instructor: Rev. Karen McArthur
Dates: On-Campus Workshop April 18, 9:00-12:30 at Andover Newton; On-Line Seminar April 20 – May 22
Registration Deadline: April 8
Description: On-Campus Workshop: We will start from scratch, laying out the tools for faithful stewardship, including non-profit financial reporting formats, annual audits, and straightforward strategies for budgeting, stewardship and fundraising. Participants should bring a copy of their own church budget and financial reports to the workshop.
On-Line Seminar: What does a pastor or lay leader need to know about finance in order to be a faithful steward of the church's resources? Using case studies, this seminar will explore the role of financial reporting, best practices, budgets, and audits . . everything you need to know, but didn't learn in seminary!
Reading: All resources provided to registrants.
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LS122: Digging the Bible
Level: Basic
Core Seminar: LS122, $125
Project Option: LS122P, $75
Instructor: Dr. Tina Wray
Dates: April 27 – May 22
Registration Deadline: April 17
Description: This seminar will examine the history, process and purpose of Ancient Near Eastern archaeology and its connections to the Bible. Through the examination of key archaeological excavations, we will explore the world of the Bible through the lens of forensic evidence.
Reading: The New Oxford Annotated Bible. Suggested: Doing Archeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide by John D. Currid
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LS124: A New Day, A New Way? Thinking about the 21st Century Church
Level: Basic
Core Seminar: LS124, $125
Project Option: LS124P, $75
Instructor: Rev. Bruce Bardon
Dates: April 20 – May 15
Registration Deadline: April 10
Description: Simply put, the church is in a state of transition. On one hand, there is a longing to return to the "good old days," with packed sanctuaries, and booming children and youth programs. If we could only recapture that, some say, everything would be fine. On the other hand there's a lot of talk about "post-modern" this, and "emergent" that. Some say a new day is dawning and the church needs new models, a different paradigm. Together we'll think about the current state of the church.
Reading: Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller, Thomas Nelson (2003); Rethinking the Church: A Challenge to Creative Redesign in an Age of Transition by James Emory White, Baker Books (2003).
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LS500: Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Leadership Responses to Difficult Behavior
Level: Empowerment Seminar
Core Seminar: LS500 $275
Project Option: LS500P, $75
Instructor: Dr. Arthur Paul Boers
Dates: April 20 – May 15
Registration Deadline: April 10
Description: Church leaders inevitably face intense conflicts rooted in complicated relational, behavioral, familial and social dynamics. In this course we reflect on our vulnerabilities and discover the shape of responsible and faithful leadership. We investigate: how family systems understanding promotes non-anxiousness, developing self-awareness and self-understanding, current countercultural challenges in such conflicts, and spiritual resources for dealing with these challenges. We grow empowered as leaders and agents rather than victims.
Reading: Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior by Arthur Paul Boers. Leadership from Inside Out: Spirituality and Organizational Change by Wes Granberg-Michaelson, Family Ties that Bind: A Self-Help Guide to Change through Family of Origin Therapy by Ronald. W. Richardson, “Revelation” by Flannery O’Connor.
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LS504: Becoming the Disciple-Forming Community
Level: Empowerment
Core Seminar: LS504, $275
Project Option: LS504P, $75
Instructor: Jeff Jones
Dates: June 1-26
Registration Deadline: May 22
Description: The old answers about what it means to be and do church don’t work any more. The new answers need yet to be discovered. Surprisingly one way to do this is through the recovery of the congregation’s traditional identity as a disciple-forming community. This seminar will explore what it means to be a disciple today, the role congregations can play in forming disciples and why playing that role is a key to personal and congregational vitality.
Reading: Traveling Together by Jeffrey D. Jones and From Nomads to Pilgrims by Diana Butler Bass.
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LS509: The Hidden Lives of Congregations
Level: Empowerment
Core Seminar LS509, $275
Project Option: LS509P, $75
Instructor: Israel Galindo
Dates: April 27 – May 22
Registration Deadline: April 17
Description: In this seminar, based on the book by the same name, participants will identify and understand the hidden life dynamics that influence congregational life. The two-fold focus of this course is the nature of a congregation and the function of leaders in that context. The primary methodologies in this course will be interpretive reading, online dialogue, and a critical contextual interpretation of the participant's congregational context.
Reading: Israel Galindo, The Hidden Lives of Congregations (Alban Institute, 2004).
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